Vatican Dispatch

Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Cardinal Nichols

the archbishop of westminster, cardinal vincent nichols, has issued the following statement on the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. "i a...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI under medical care as health takes sudden turn

vatican city, dec 28, 2022 the vatican confirmed wednesday that pope emeritus benedict xvi has experienced a sudden decline in his health, b...

Hannah Brockhaus

The Rupnik Scandal: the Jesuit must stand trial, says New York canonist

father marko rupnik at a private audience with pope francis at the apostolic palace on january 3, 2022 (vatican media) (rome) fr marko ...

The Rupnik Scandal: Leading canonist dissects handling of startling case

(rome) ever since the fr rupnik scandal broke earlier this month — alleging that the slovenian jesuit artist serially abused women religious...

Vatican laicises U.S. pro-life activist priest for 'blasphemous' communications

the vatican has laicised an internationally renowned pro-life activist priest for “blasphemous communications on social media”. fr frank pav...

Pope warns race-baiters against 'appropriation' of Our Lady of Guadalupe

on the feast day of our lady of guadalupe earlier this week, pope francis, celebrating in the vatican, offered some helpful insights into ho...

Vatican treats for the Christmas table

those wonderful boys in the swiss guard have done it again. after the vatican cookbook of 2016, which must by now surely be in every catholi...

Anger and Courage: Sheila Hollins and the response to the Church's sexual abuse scandal

photo: baroness hollins and colleagues working on the vatican abuse commission the catholic union’s annual craigmyle lecture was delivered o...

Jesuit artist Father Rupnik has been practising ministry despite Vatican restrictions

a prominent jesuit priest has been continuing to practise his ministry despite the fact that it was restricted by the vatican in january 202...

Discerning the work of the Spirit

the new “listening to everyone and excluding nothing” process so far undertaken in the first two phases of the synod on synodality has been ...